Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 2012 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2012 at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2019 Stars - Top Domestic 2020 Stars - Top Domestic 2021 Stars - Top Domestic 2022 Stars - Top Domestic 2023 Stars - Top Domestic 2024 Stars - Top International 2012 Stars - Top Worldwide 2012 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2012 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2012 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
Top Domestic 2011 Stars | Top Domestic 2013 Stars |
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 25 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($300,531,751 in 2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 ($292,324,737 in 2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 ($281,287,133 in 2011), Snow White and the Huntsman ($155,136,755 in 2012) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Hangover Part II ($254,464,305 in 2011), Silver Linings Playbook ($132,092,958 in 2012), Valentine's Day ($110,485,654 in 2010), Limitless ($79,249,455 in 2011), The A-Team ($77,222,099 in 2010) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($300,531,751 in 2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 ($292,324,737 in 2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 ($281,287,133 in 2011), Valentine's Day ($110,485,654 in 2010), Abduction ($28,087,155 in 2011) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
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1 | Kristen Stewart | 374 | 4 | 1.0 |
2 | Bradley Cooper | 369 | 5 | 1.8 |
3 | Taylor Lautner | 367 | 4 | 6.0 |
4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | 362 | 4 | 1.0 |
5 | Liam Neeson | 339 | 6 | 2.2 |
6 | Robert Pattinson | 335 | 4 | 2.0 |
7 | Jeremy Renner | 331 | 4 | 3.8 |
8 | Chris Hemsworth | 326 | 5 | 2.2 |
9 | Johnny Depp | 311 | 4 | 1.0 |
10 | Mark Wahlberg | 295 | 4 | 1.3 |
11 | Channing Tatum | 286 | 4 | 1.5 |
12 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 281 | 4 | 1.5 |
13 | Matt Damon | 275 | 6 | 1.3 |
14 | Denzel Washington | 271 | 4 | 1.0 |
15 | Jennifer Lawrence | 270 | 4 | 1.8 |
16 | Ralph Fiennes | 260 | 3 | 6.0 |
17 | Scarlett Johansson | 254 | 3 | 3.7 |
18 | Daniel Craig | 242 | 3 | 1.0 |
19 | Daniel Radcliffe | 237 | 3 | 3.3 |
20 | Zach Galifianakis | 235 | 3 | 2.3 |
21 | Mickey Rourke | 235 | 3 | 6.0 |
22 | Tom Cruise | 234 | 4 | 3.0 |
23 | Adam Sandler | 231 | 4 | 1.0 |
24 | Will Ferrell | 230 | 3 | 1.0 |
25 | Helena Bonham Carter | 228 | 3 | 4.0 |
26 | Tommy Lee Jones | 226 | 3 | 2.0 |
27 | Natalie Portman | 217 | 3 | 1.3 |
28 | Kevin James | 210 | 4 | 1.5 |
29 | Dwayne Johnson | 210 | 3 | 1.7 |
30 | Jennifer Aniston | 205 | 3 | 2.3 |
31 | Jude Law | 202 | 3 | 6.0 |
32 | Julia Roberts | 199 | 4 | 5.5 |
33 | Ashton Kutcher | 198 | 4 | 11.3 |
34 | Emma Stone | 196 | 3 | 2.0 |
35 | Emma Watson | 196 | 2 | 4.0 |
36 | Rupert Grint | 196 | 2 | 6.5 |
37 | Steve Carell | 191 | 3 | 1.0 |
38 | Tom Hiddleston | 191 | 2 | 5.0 |
39 | Chris Evans | 189 | 2 | 1.5 |
40 | Jessica Alba | 187 | 3 | 2.7 |
41 | Robert De Niro | 184 | 3 | 3.7 |
42 | Sacha Baron Cohen | 183 | 3 | 3.3 |
43 | Geoffrey Rush | 179 | 2 | 2.5 |
44 | Bruce Willis | 178 | 4 | 1.0 |
45 | Jeff Bridges | 177 | 2 | 1.0 |
46 | Josh Brolin | 175 | 2 | 3.0 |
47 | Rachel McAdams | 174 | 3 | 2.0 |
48 | Anne Hathaway | 170 | 3 | 5.3 |
49 | Ryan Reynolds | 169 | 3 | 1.3 |
50 | Noomi Rapace | 169 | 2 | 2.0 |
51 | Don Cheadle | 168 | 3 | 3.0 |
52 | Owen Wilson | 166 | 4 | 2.0 |
53 | Christian Bale | 165 | 2 | 1.5 |
54 | Amanda Seyfried | 164 | 4 | 1.8 |
55 | Jamie Foxx | 163 | 2 | 4.5 |
56 | Jessica Biel | 162 | 3 | 6.7 |
57 | Russell Crowe | 158 | 2 | 1.5 |
58 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 158 | 3 | 1.7 |
59 | Ben Stiller | 156 | 3 | 1.3 |
60 | Gwyneth Paltrow | 155 | 2 | 3.5 |
61 | Sam Worthington | 154 | 3 | 1.3 |
62 | Shia LaBeouf | 154 | 3 | 1.3 |
63 | Freida Pinto | 154 | 2 | 3.5 |
64 | Kate Beckinsale | 152 | 3 | 1.7 |
65 | Tyler Perry | 152 | 5 | 5.2 |
66 | Hugh Jackman | 150 | 2 | 1.0 |
67 | Cameron Diaz | 150 | 3 | 1.3 |
68 | Justin Timberlake | 150 | 4 | 2.0 |
69 | Amy Adams | 150 | 3 | 2.3 |
70 | Andy Serkis | 148 | 2 | 1.5 |
71 | Chloë Grace Moretz | 148 | 3 | 5.0 |
72 | Michael Peña | 146 | 3 | 5.3 |
73 | Taylor Kitsch | 145 | 3 | 1.0 |
74 | Anthony Hopkins | 145 | 3 | 2.3 |
75 | Ben Affleck | 144 | 2 | 1.0 |
76 | Jonah Hill | 141 | 4 | 1.8 |
77 | Sylvester Stallone | 138 | 2 | 1.0 |
78 | Jason Statham | 138 | 2 | 2.0 |
79 | Jet Li | 138 | 2 | 3.0 |
80 | Dolph Lundgren | 138 | 2 | 5.0 |
81 | Jake Gyllenhaal | 136 | 4 | 1.0 |
82 | Chris Rock | 135 | 3 | 6.7 |
83 | Angelina Jolie | 133 | 2 | 1.5 |
84 | Idris Elba | 132 | 2 | 7.0 |
85 | Marisa Tomei | 127 | 2 | 4.0 |
86 | Colin Farrell | 124 | 2 | 3.0 |
87 | Tom Wilkinson | 124 | 2 | 8.5 |
88 | Zachary Gordon | 121 | 3 | 1.0 |
89 | Nicolas Cage | 121 | 3 | 3.0 |
90 | Jennifer Garner | 120 | 3 | 4.7 |
91 | Paul Rudd | 119 | 3 | 1.7 |
92 | Ben Kingsley | 117 | 2 | 2.0 |
93 | Matthew McConaughey | 117 | 2 | 3.0 |
94 | Hector Elizondo | 116 | 2 | 45.0 |
95 | Alex Pettyfer | 114 | 2 | 1.5 |
96 | Simon Pegg | 114 | 2 | 2.0 |
97 | Morgan Freeman | 114 | 2 | 4.0 |
98 | Katherine Heigl | 113 | 4 | 6.8 |
99 | Jackie Earle Haley | 112 | 2 | 3.0 |
100 | Paula Patton | 111 | 2 | 2.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Kristen Stewart: By lukeford.net [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
Bradley Cooper: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Taylor Lautner: By Taylor_Lautner.jpg: Dalboz17 derivative work: Gage (Taylor_Lautner.jpg) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons